Review Types
QIO's are required to perform individual case review to fulfill mandatory review requirements (See §4100).Mandatory review categories include alleged anti-dumping violations, requests for assistants at cataract surgery for specific codes, beneficiary complaints, beneficiary's request for immediate review of hospital discharge, hospital-requested higher-weighted Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) adjustments, potential gross and flagrant violations in one or more instances or substantial violations in the substantial number of cases (See Chapter 9).




